Examples
国际问题必须靠外交而非战争解决。
International problems must be solved by diplomacy, not war.
Source: Tatoeba
人是从语言里学会语法，而非从语法里学会语言的。
One learns grammar from language, not language from grammar.
Source: Tatoeba
尽管参数的值可变，但我们仍把它视为常量，而非变量。
Even though a parameter's value can change, it is treated as a constant, not as a variable.
Source: Tatoeba
Entry Composition
| 1 | 而 | ér |
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| =2 | 非 | Fēi | abbr. for 非洲 Fēizhōu, Africa |
| =2 | 非 | fēi |
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